Who Are We?
- Eat Well to Excel, the Simcoe County Nutrition Program
for School-Age Children is a non-profit, organization that supports
volunteer run breakfast clubs, nutritious snack and lunch programs in
over 185 schools in Simcoe County. - Solid research shows that children can’t learn to their full potential when they are hungry or badly nourished. That’s where we come in.
- The nutrition programs we guide and help to fund are run by dedicated volunteers – parents, seniors, neighbours, faith-group members, teachers, principals and students.
- Currently, more than 500 volunteers prepare and serve nutritious meals to over 60,000 children daily in Simcoe County.
Is Eat Well to Excel non-profit?
Yes, we are a non-profit organization and are governed by a Steering Committee with representatives from communities and partner-agencies across Simcoe County. There is representation from the two catchment areas we serve: Simcoe North, and Simcoe South. The Steering Committee members are:
- Bethany Obermayer, Chair
- Nancy Smith, United Way Representative
- Janice Matthews, Coordinator for Simcoe South
- Nicole Bertucci, Coordinator for Simcoe North
- John Dance, Rep for Public School Board
- Karen Penrose, Rep for Separate School Board
- Bobbie McConnell, Senior Secretary - St. Ann's
- Jody Dawson, Public Health Dietitian
- Dave A. White, Business Owner in Churchill
